Everything about Minusinsk totally explained
Minusinsk is a historic
town in the
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Southern
Siberia,
Russia. Population: 72,561 (
2002 Census); 69,000 (1985 est.); 44,500 (1973).
Minusinsk marks the center of the
Minusinsk Depression, probably the most important archaeological area north of
Pazyryk. It is associated with the
Afanasevo culture,
Tashtyk culture, and
Tagar culture - all of them named after settlements in the vicinity of Minusinsk.
The Russian settlement of
Minyusinskoye was founded in 1739, at the confluence of the
Minusa River with the
Yenisei.
Turkic Min Usa means "my brook"
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) (or "thousand rivers"
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Minusinskoye in 1810.
By 1822, the settlement had emerged as a regional center of
farming and
transit trade and was incorporated as the town of Minusinsk. During the 19th century, it was a node of cultural activities for a very large area. The Martyanov Natural History Museum was opened there in 1877.
The town was also a place of political
exile.
Vladimir Lenin used to visit Minusinsk on numerous occasions when he was in exile in the nearby village of
Shushenskoye between 1897 and 1900. During the
Russian Civil War, Minusinsk was the setting of the
Minusinsk Rebellion (1918).
Unofficial town's site - Minusinsk.biz
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